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Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees InformationsCertificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
INR 2436yesCoursera

The Syllabus

Videos
  • Course Introduction
  • Primate Diversity
  • Primate Taxonomy 
  • Primate Habitats
  • What is conservation?
Practice Exercise
  • Quiz for Module  

Videos
  • Introuction to IUCN
  • IUCN Criteria for Threatened Taxa
  • Overview of Conservation Concerns
  • Hunting
  • Deforestation
  • Non-Forest Timber Products / Traditional Medicine
  • Illegal Animal Trade
  • Protected Areas
Readings
  • Impending Extinction Crisis of the World's Primates: Why Primates Matter
Practice Exercise
  • Quiz for Module 2

Videos
  • Introduction to Module 3
  • Neotropics
  • Species in Asia
  • Species in Africa
  • Madagascar -- A Natural Laboratory! 
  • Other Species for Consideration
Readings
  • Primates in Peril: The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates 2018-2020
Practice Exercise
  • Quiz for Module 3

Videos
  • Introduction to Conservation Organizations
  • Define In Situ and Ex Situ Conservation Efforts
  • Conservation Organizations and What You Can Do!
Practice Exercise
  • Quiz for Module 4

Videos
  • Introduction to Case Study
  • Primate Biodiversity of Vietnam
  • Threats to Primates in Vietnam
  • Conservation Stories
  • Some Concluding Thoughts
Reading
  • Primates of Vietnam: Conservation in a Rapidly Developing Country
Practice Exercise
  • Module 5 Quiz

Articles

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